For 4 & 1/2 years I have claimed to be following hard after Jesus. In that time, I have seen in myself more hatred, bitterness, backstabbing, abandonment, and indifference than any other time in my life. In that time, I have been (and am continually) transformed by the renewing of my mind. The Kingdom of the Heavens is a Reality, and we are living in the Year of the Lord's Favor [Jubilee is Now]. Sometimes when I listen to REALLY good music and REALLY good preaching, I do metal hands. But it has to be really stinkin good. Big beards are cool.
